Empire : the history of the British Empire / Trevor Lloyd.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lloyd, Trevor, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Colonies--History.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (264 p.)

Place of Publication:

London, England ; New York, New York : Hambledon and London, 2001.

Summary:

For almost two hundred years, Britain dominated the world, its naval supremacy enabling it to acquire a vast empire. A dwindling economy, and the cost of two world wars, saw this once-mighty empire crumble, giving in the process independence to nearly all of its dominions. This work offers an account of this extraordinary rise and fall.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Preface; 1 Settling by the Seashore; 2 War with France; 3 First Moves Inland; 4 The Only Empire in the World; 5 Pause and Expand; 6 The Too Vast Orb; 7 The Two World Wars; 8 Towards Decolonisation; 9 After Empire; Notes; Further Reading; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-282-30960-9

9786612309601

0-8264-2171-7

OCLC:

503006222